Cornerstone joins #HomesAtTheHeart Campaign

01/07/2020

As a Housing Association, we believe that everyone deserves a safe, secure, comfortable place to call home. Not just now, in the middle of this crisis, but at all times homes have been at the heart of matters.

The National Federation of Housing (NFH), representing almost 800 housing associations, has launched a new campaign is called #HomesAtTheHeart. This is a national campaign working in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Housing, National Federation of ALMOs, Association of Retained Council Housing; as well as securing support from Carers UK and the charity Crisis.

 In an open letter to Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, signed by more than 60 housing groups, and published in The Times, the Government was urged to put investment in social housing at the heart of their economic recovery plan.

The Pandemic has further emphasised the need for high-quality, affordable homes. For many people, the lockdown has “felt like a prison” as they have been trapped in housing that is “far too expensive” and “of poor quality”. Therefore urgent investment is needed in all types of new and existing social housing. By investing and supporting people to live well in social housing, it will improve health and wellbeing as well as driving cost savings for the NHS.

Yesterday, the Government responded by announcing plans to create new homes by regenerating vacant and redundant buildings and promised to end the Nation’s long-term failure to build enough homes as part of a so-called ‘New Deal’ to help the economy recover from the pandemic.

Cornerstone believes that #HomesAtTheHeart campaign will help maintain political pressure for new social housing and to ensure the Government delivers the proper investment our country needs. Please show your support by sharing and tweeting #HomesAtTheHeart of recovery.